Iron-holder.



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IRON HOLDER.

(Application ledOct. 4, 1899.)`

(Nu Model.)

Innen/'07? NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JENNIE WINTERINGER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRON-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,549, dated April1'7", 1900. Application filed. October 4, 1899. Serial No. 732.562. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit kn own that l, JENNIE WINTEEINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented or discovered a new and useful Improvementin Iron-Holders, of which the following isa full, clear, and eX- actdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in which- Figure l is a face view of myimproved holder. Fig. 2 is an edge view. Fig. 3` is a transverse sectiontaken on the line III III of Fig. l. Fig. t is a face view, partiallybroken away, exposing the various fabrics and materials composing theholder.

My invention consists of an improved holder for flat-irons and similararticles and is de-` signed to protect the hand from the heat of thehandle. It is composed of certain materials and fabrics assembled andjoined togetherin the manner I shall now proceed to describe. v

Referring to the drawings, the holder is composed of two halves, whichmay be rectanguiar, circular, or of any desired or preferred form,joined at the edges by stitched seams 2, and in making the article it isstitched or sewed, thus neatly joining the sides around the edges, theintervening space being unconnected. Each side is formed of an outerlayer of soft-finish ticking or other strong flexible fabric 3, uponwhich is laid a layer of asbestos-cloth 4, then a layer of cotton 5.,and finally a layer of muslin 6. These four layers of material arejoined together by transverse seams 7 in the manner known as quilting,thus compactly forming a pad of considerable thickness having theinnerand outer layers of muslin and ticking and the intervening layer ofcotton-batting, giving substance and softness to the holder and thelayer of asbestos cloth acting as a non-conductor of heat.

The asbestos cloth should be comparatively thin in order to allow of thesewing, and as two layers are employed in the entire holder thenon-conducting action will be sufficient.

By making the holder in two halves, with an intervening free space, itslexibility is increased materially and the gripping action of the handfacilitated.

At one corner is attached-a ring 8, by which the holder may be suspendedwhen not in use.

As thus constructed my improved holder is strong, durable, andinexpensive, well adapted to the purpose in view, and will beappreciated by users of this class of articles. The asbestos clothcompletely prevents the passage of heat to the hand, the cotton-battingsupplies the necessary softness and substance, while the inner and outerlayers of muslin and ticking sewed together in the manner' I havedescribed firmly attach and hold the parts together, preventing rubbing,wear, or disarrangement of the various layers.

Changes and variations may be made in the material employed as asurrounding covering or to provide the cushion or in the shape withoutdeparting from my invention, since I do not desire to be limited to theexact construction shown and described, but to include such changes aswould be made by the skilled mechanic to adapt the invention to use.

What I claim is- 1. A holder consisting of two sides of ilexiblematerial, joined at the edges, each side comprising inner and outerwalls of flexible material, with an intervening layer of a nonconductorof heat and a layer of cushioning substance respectively.

2. A holder consisting of two sides of ilexible material, joined at theedges, each side comprising inner and outer walls of flexible material,with an intervening layer of a nonconductor of heat and a layer ofcushioning substance respectively all of the layers being attachedtogether by quilting-stitching.

3. A holder consisting of two sides of flexible material, joined at theedges, each side comprising inner and outer walls of muslin and tickingan intervening layer of asbestos cloth and a layer of cotton-batting,quilted together.

4:. The combination, in an iron-holder, of two sides of flexiblematerial joined at the edges, each side comprising inner and outer wallsof flexible material, an intervening layer of asbestos cloth and a layerof cushioning substance respectively, all of the layers being attachedtogether by stitching, and a suspending-ring secured to the edge of theholder.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JENNIE WINTERINGER.

Witnesses:

JAS. J. MOAFEE, (1M. CLARKE.

